Filiate vs Foliate - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between filiate and foliate

is that filiate is to adopt as son or daughter while foliate is to form into leaves.

of or relating to leaves.

(filiat)

To adopt as son or daughter.

To establish filiation between.

(Southey)

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(en adjective)

of or relating to leaves

shaped like a leaf

(geology) foliated

* subfoliate

(en-verb)

To form into leaves.

To beat into a leaf, or thin plate.

(Francis Bacon)

To spread over with a thin coat of tin and quicksilver.

to foliate a looking-glass

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